Since 2017, with the improvement of the corrugated paper and cardboard paper industry, domestic paper prices have risen sharply, thus attracting some investors to join the import of raw paper. The special imported corrugated paper has poured into the country with its low price advantage. The MFN import tariff rate of this corrugated and cardboard paper has dropped from 7.5% to 6%. The reduction of the import tax rate has greatly alleviated the cost pressure of import traders.

At present, the structural contradiction on the supply side of China is more prominent. With the continuous increase in the number of imports of corrugated and color cardboard paper in the past two years. Appropriately reducing the import tariffs of some domestically needed paper products can attract more foreign capital, help increase domestic effective supply, help industrial upgrading, and help enterprises allocate resources on a global scale, reduce production costs, and also benefit Reduce the pressure on the domestic environment.

At the same time, for the domestic carton factory, the cost of imported paper is even lower, which helps to control the production cost, which can be said to be a big plus. However, lowering tariffs may bring certain pressures and challenges to small and medium-sized paper enterprises with the domestic market as the main battlefield. This requires relevant enterprises to actively respond, accelerate transformation and upgrading, improve quality and efficiency, meet challenges with innovation and development, and continuously improve themselves. Competitiveness.